Garage Doors for Every Taste

January 5, 2014

How Long Should My Garage Door Springs Last?

How long a garage door spring will last depends on how often the door is used and the cycle rating of the springs. In todays' modern garage doors Torsion springs provide over 90% of the lift needed to raise a garage door so they are critical to your doors' operation and broken springs are one of the most common garage door repairs needed.

Most garage doors open and close 3-5 times a day, 300+ days a year. Multiply that by by 10 years. The reason they use 10 years is because that’s the average life of a garage door, though many last much longer. The standard non-coated springs are rated at 10,000 cycles meaning they should last between 7 and 10 years.

Precision Garage Door Springs are heavy-duty, powder-coated to resist rust, and rated at a minimum 33,000 cycles to ensure a longer life expectancy for the entire garage door system. That means they will last three to four times as long before you'll need to worry about them.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the information. I've been wondering how long those springs will last on the garage door. I thought my garage door opener was going bad until I replaced the batteries and it seems to be working just fine.

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